Class Preconditions


  • public final class Preconditions
    extends Object
    • Method Detail

      • checkArgument

        public static void checkArgument​(boolean expression,
                                         Object message)
        Ensures the truth of an expression involving one or more parameters to the calling method.
        Parameters:
        expression - a boolean expression.
        message - the exception message to use if the check fails; will be converted to a string using String.valueOf(Object)
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if expression is false.
      • checkArgument

        public static void checkArgument​(boolean expression)
        Ensures the truth of an expression involving one or more parameters to the calling method.
        Parameters:
        expression - a boolean expression.
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if expression is false.
      • checkNotNull

        public static void checkNotNull​(Object reference,
                                        Object message)
        Ensures that an object reference passed as a parameter to the calling method is not null.
        Parameters:
        reference - an object reference.
        message - the exception message to use if the check fails; will be converted to a string using String.valueOf(Object)
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if reference is null.
      • checkNotNull

        public static void checkNotNull​(Object reference)
        Ensures that an object reference passed as a parameter to the calling method is not null.
        Parameters:
        reference - an object reference.
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if reference is null.